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2. Moon
Although much of the esoteric wisdom about Moon
is given elaborately in the Secret Doctrine, some are still
inclined to think that Moon has no influence in the path
of spiritualism. Many people understand Moon as the cold
satellite revolving round the earth. This satellite is only a
mirror of a magnificent cosmic Moon principle recognised
by the ancients. Our earth is not yet sufficiently evolved
to receive all the rays in full of this cosmic deity. Our solar
system also is not yet sufficiently evolved to locate a
planetary body capable of attracting and containing this
cosmic principle in a planetary-level. For this reason we
have only the books of ancient wisdom to know about
this planet-to-be in our solar system. This cosmic deity is
influencing our solar system and guiding its evolution
along with other cosmic deities. At present our solar
system can perceive the lunar principle only as a
phenomenon of reflection. Our physical Sun is therefore
the reflection of the spiritual Sun and this reflection
became possible only through Moon.
While this satellite of our earth is called Chandra
(Moon) the presiding cosmic deity is called So-ma by the
Ve-dic seers. So-ma works as the Mind of our solar system
and Chandra is the out-come of this mind. However
Chandra serves as the seat of the mind of our earth. He
forms the very matter of the brain cells of our earth and
also governs the astral and the lower mental bodies in it.